Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-05-21

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WeWoro never WNuou' ce"f" vi put owu
soldiers around Chamoenourg excepting
when receiving . visit from the enemy. At
sucb times. not being in sufficient force to
tender our Southern friends - warm q re-
cept,on a. the situation demanded. our so,.
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70 say to the officers, Who usually boarded In
town, We Younger girls managed On the slv
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,ess ave o' 'neu'' no matter what their rank.
l remember being out one cold night in jan
uary with my sister when, happening 70
think wo would pass a house - hera saver~l
os THAR of,icor fr,.ra. r,,,,,,a, 7 o,,,,.,,
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fSs0u, Univ" uP sSainst tnclr WlnuoW
MY sisters were shocked, aud asked why
did It But there was time for neither an
sWer nor lecture lust then. for. in a tvipL ia
the window opeped and c,o.aa tho ,iyht an.
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kascu' nuu Or Soi. = anu MAJ Is VIII
."Nu you, auu Hsw on Aneau, closely fol.
io~eu oy 'hem, whiie the officers brought up
u,'. w" 'sn.. s r."uLns u lmPossiole 10 out-run
oI puIsue,s We took refuge IN . church
uooI.wV III was no use the officers saw
US anu iollowed. My sisters were deeply
mortihed. However, l think the officers
Ies!y euueted tne most from my joke, ss
Pouohess hPeieu their escortinE us home,
anu tney were In light faliguecoats aud slip
FrS anu wunout caps.
, pu'1e Tue s93pmer OF lsS, We we're under
@ Sonieuels.e LuT Ior almost . month First
came Cenera Jenkins command, swooping
on US IKE whiriwind, IN pursuits OF Gen.
eral Mlroys wagon train. Not being in
suincieht iorce 70 warrant a further advance,
tney nurriedly collected all the horses and
otner oooty avaiiaole and LETT us on the
seconu uay, out before leaving set tire to the
warehouse and railroad depot This pro
Vokeu several OF our young men TO interfere
apu eAlnguish the hanes Again the fire
WAS kinuieu anu again put out which 50 ex.
asPerated tne SOLDIERS lwho by that time
were IN great haste to depart) that they
uiew tneit IeSoiSers ana fired promiscuousiy
al the cltizsns as they retrested through the
main streets ana declared that the next time
We received call from them 1t would be for
the purpose OF laying the entire place In
asnes vivid mental picture remains with
me OF nashes 10 the right and flashes TO the
leit from the revolvers OF those angry Con.
,euels,e u, sn. caSary men. just here would like
after the war with an ex.Confederste, who
seemed greatly interested when he found
WAS one OF the sufferers by the tire In Cham.
| oersburgh. He told me that the very men
| VINO under jenkins tried TO burn the ware.
houses and depot, where the ones who did
| burn the town on their return under Nc.
| Sausland the following year.
IL was not long alter Jenkins retreat that
| General Lees whole army passed throug h
our streets For days the monotonous tramp,
| tramp OF Confederate infantry was heard.
| Those who have only seen an army on parade
can have no conception of the appearance
| nnu oonui.ion % oI this onieuefste most
aiers and lines Of hor,s. stsh,s n, sh nsa soa'
| meuts before our doors formad nirturs
| more startling than attractive. TIE disci.
| pine OF this unsightly, and IL the truth were
.oIo, no. Peasanuy odorous army, vas in
snce bponvht a tnn. ,,sin ., 'ae ne;i iess s rs
forced TO Close IN the fronts ot Hp- 49,.
camp. fever broke out In many fsmiIies .ns
OF this disease one of my own sisters died.
| Demands were made on the cuzsns for
P.9slsions, when OF course were scceded to
| % Pssie SiSLsns were not alloweo
.Ss oo0 .ueI own uools n'ef nine o CLOCK a
usu, " Wueu .ne olo soWu CLOCK com
aaniiemsn cs,iass. om n.uan. St m nuut, ou. youn
81. souuoou @ ea.eIs csusnt up their mats anc
s. noat nas.y Ieueat iot home,-a most excel
ien. fekuIatioh, sao one whlch might wisely
ns,e oeeh con'inued ~nen not under army
fu.e. c...
| Ao, ue..y souIHu' We again settleu oowr
iu cou! u!ps'aI!'e Peacs ana u'et, which LASTED
until the lst OF July, 1914, when rumors o
iaus causeo .ne oio IeelinH OF insecurity anC
~ ~uuessness M again 10 pelVaue the community
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sent away 70 places OF safety, out ss the
enemy came not we took courage and dis
| Lissou ou! ieals, unul July -9-n, when trust
worny lniolmstlon was received that squads
VI Non'eoe1ate cavalry hau crossed the Po
| tonae' ana we're moving toward chambers
| ouIgh. L'ue olu We imagine the terrible
csialnity ~ near ~ hand'
ORDERED TO be BURNED.
As usual, we were without snv m,,i,.,v
| protectiop nnIas. two sn.,I o.nno,, 49,. .
| n,,,n.nvo y, 80 -, -, ,. "uu
1C"pAny y. mon "ouio pe considered such.
we hsd assurances that considerable forces
were on their way from Harrisburg, but in.
stead OF any more arriving, what were with
us took their depsr ture that nipht and ~,
early morn nm the aotb ua v.ra onoa 80. -,
.,n;.o,,o, 80 C.,,a.-. 49, uAoio III
W ooou.ouots' s'0 tuie' suo oy seven
ociock mo sPpailing report WAS flashed over
town that every building, public and private
WAS ordered to DO burned At once. Imme.
diAteiy alter wards every street seemed alive
with Confederate soldiers, putting the order
into execution, 1t would require Q better
pen than mine to depict the excitement OF
toe next lev hours, while soidiers, entering
every house, were hring the most infiammsbie
Articles OF furniture hAssOcks were ripped
open WIN their saores, and the match applied
70 the straw iisht chairs we're in twink.
ing coh'e1Vou py the same weapons into
AinuiIhs woou' foopie became frantic to
save Salusoles, or 1t least few precious
heePsakes out, aitef coiiecting such things,
nAo no PIsce 70 wnich 70 take them, and lett